Title

Author

Faculty Advisor

Johnson, Sharon

Sponsor

New England Veterans Engineering Resource Center

Abstract

Linen is a backstage service that is critical for a hospital’s functioning. Our team created a refill and distribution system to optimize linen use at the VA Boston Healthcare System-West Roxbury Campus, by applying lean concepts to improve process efficiency with the goal of providing the best patient care. A trial implementation was conducted to evaluate the feasibility and efficiency of the design and to inform recommendations for future implementation of the project.

Publisher

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Date Accepted

March 2013

Major

Industrial Engineering

Project Type

Major Qualifying Project

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